Chapter 458: Frightened Nuclear Warhead (Three Watches)
Frank Lampard's high-caliber non-stop kick also sent Iello into a cold sweat, even though it was impossible to tell whether the water was sweat or rain.
The crisis immediately made Iroh realise it was time for him to step up and help his team, and the only way to solve the team's defensive problems was to use the attack to press the Chelsea players into their own half.
Iroh turned his head to look at Mikel, who also turned his head at Iroh, and the two looked at each other.
Soon, Iroh looked away, not out of fear of making eye contact with Mikel, but because of ...... Canizares' goal kick came out, and as one of the fulcrums of the team's frontcourt, Canizares gave priority to the left rather than the middle when he opened his big feet, because Iroh's height and bounce were very good, which was very helpful in protecting the first landing point.
Mikel didn't look down on Ayroh because of his gaze, but posted it as soon as possible, and the two young talents were about to compete for the first time in this match.
In terms of height and weight, Mikel is taller, 1.88 meters, and weighs more, but in terms of speed and agility, Iello is absolutely ahead.
As the football in the air began to fall, the entanglement between Iroh and Mikel entered a white heat, Iroh kept leaning back, and Mikel exerted his force forward, trying to squeeze Iroh away, and then headed the ball to the front court, but Iroh was not as weak as he imagined, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make Iroh move half a step.
At this moment, Iroh judged the landing point of the football, and slammed it backwards, and under Mikel's surprise, he exerted his strength with both feet, jumped high, and met the football with his forehead.
Mikel, who reacted, naturally did not let Iroh lightly hit the football, and a slight force from his left elbow made Iroh lose his center of gravity in the air.
And he was waiting for the referee's whistle.
Iroh didn't expect Mikel to defend himself in this way, so he didn't have any protection after jumping, but fortunately, Iroh's on-the-spot adaptability was very good, and he didn't let his neck hit the ground first, but used the strong waist and abdominal strength to let his body twist an angle at the moment of losing balance, so that his back fell flat on the soft turf.
But the fall also made him choke enough.
"Are you murdering?" David Villa rushed to Mikel to question him as soon as Arlo landed.
Mikel faced David Villa, who was a head shorter than him, and he chose to ignore it, and just as David Villa was about to get angry, the referee blew the whistle again sharply.
Then, the referee glanced at Iello lying on the ground, gestured to the sidelines for the team doctor to come on, and then walked towards the fouler Mikel.
Listening to the warning from the referee, Mikel's attitude was very good, and he nodded again and again, without any rebuttal, indicating his approval of the referee's decision.
Mourinho, who was sitting in the coach's box, saw that the referee did not show his cards, and he also exhaled a long breath, otherwise this game would be difficult to play and would leave hidden dangers for the next leg.
The referee turned to look at Iroh, Mikel also turned his head to look over, and to his surprise, Iroh didn't have anything, just rubbed his shoulders, and it was no big deal, with the help of Barak, he stood up and jumped twice, looking full of vitality!
"Are you alright?" Barak asked with concern.
"It's okay, little thing." While Iroh answered, his eyes were looking at Mikel not far away, but he said in his heart, "Is this what you call dismounting?" Well, you've managed to piss me off, damn muscleman! ”
"It's okay..."
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The game continued, and after the dismissal that Mikel gave him just now, Ilo did not become as timid as everyone imagined, but took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball many times.
has repeatedly taken advantage of Mikel's tall stature and inflexible body movement, and successively coordinated with his teammates to pass and cut, which made Mikel feel that he couldn't use his strength.
The increased vitality of Ailo on the field also made Valencia's defensive pressure a lot less at once, and the super midfielder of Ballack, Albelda and Baraja quickly took control of the midfield.
In the 17th minute, Iello suddenly accelerated forward from the left side to bypass Mikel's defense and run to Makellele's defensive area, and at this time, David Silva's football in the second forward position also passed, and in an instant, it attracted the attention of Makelle and Mikel, but at this time, the positions of the two overlapped, and between the lightning and flint, there was a trace of hole in Chelsea's solid defensive system.
Mourinho, who was sitting in the dugout, was shocked and stood up from the dugout.
Seeing that Iroh was about to receive the football, Mikel behind him and Makelele in front of him both smelled a hint of danger, so both of them subconsciously ran to Iroh who was about to catch the ball.
But just as Iroh's right foot was about to catch the ball, the two of them cleverly missed the ball in an unexpected situation, a change that made Makelele and Mikel lose their target.
Taking advantage of the distractions of the two, Iello continued to accelerate forward, and David Villa, who had retreated to the right of the Chelsea penalty line, slid through the gap between John Terry and Carvalho with the arch of his foot in the face of the ball that had leaked from Iro.
Terry reacted quickly, twisted his right foot, and his body turned, and the wolf turned around, just in time to see Iello pass David Villa's football into the penalty area, he knew that he could not hesitate at this time, and grabbed Iello's shirt with his right hand.
Beep~~~~
At the moment when Iroh was about to enter the penalty area, he was dragged in place by the reacting captain Terry, and the referee's voice rang out.
While Valencia was awarded a free-kick around 20 yards from the middle of the goal, Terry was also given a yellow card.
However, as the free-kick from this position was too close to goal, it was a chance that Aelo conceded to David Villa, who ended the attack just over the crossbar.
**
After Valencia's delicate combination just now, Chelsea's defenders paid more attention to this aspect of the defense, so the rest of the time was handed over to the Chelsea players playing at home.
Chelsea fans in the stands were thrilled by this.
Although Jose Mourinho's defensive system is impressive, it is always inevitable to be scared when defending, but now it is different, with the ball at their feet, they can unleash their passion and wait for the team to score, giving their long-lost energy to their beloved team.
But half an hour later, Chelsea's attack still didn't improve, and the game was in the kind of situation where I can't help you and you can't help me.
Mourinho frowned slightly, he used a double midfielder in this game, which was naturally perfect at the defensive end, but it made the attack much weaker, Drogba and Shepchenko are the kind of center forwards who need strong midfield support to play their level, Kalou is a good player to break through the wing, but he also lacks a good player to break through on the right side.
Thinking of this, Mourinho is very remorseful, he talked to Ibramovic after the World Cup, what he needs is a super winger who can play 30+ games a season, not Shepchenko, who has passed his prime.
Well, the nuclear warhead Shepchenko, who spent 30 million pounds to buy, has only scored four league goals and two Champions League goals after most of the season, which is undoubtedly a very ugly number for a super scorer who can score 20+ in Serie A, and Mourinho, as the head coach, is naturally also very unhappy, occupying a starting position, not to mention, but also disturbing the team's tactics.
Otherwise, if this game can be flown with both wings, how can the attack become so complicated?
Another ten minutes passed, and the game also reached the end of the first half, and the enthusiasm of the fans in the stands had dropped significantly, and the singing and cheering were not as loud as before.
David Villa accelerated forward and Ballack did not hesitate to make a direct pass, but the intention of this pass was very obvious, and Makelele, who was sticking to the middle, had already seen it, so he moved early and left the ball at his feet.
An experienced defensive midfielder, Claude Makelele cut off the ball and got the ball in front of him as soon as he got the ball in front of him, who was responsible for the attack.
Kalou on the left was cut in at high speed and Frank Lampard sent in a long diagonal ball of more than 50 metres, but Miguel knew he was not as fast as Kalou, so he blocked his inside route and handed over the outside line.
But this time it was just right in Kalou's hands, because with Drogba and Shepchenko following up in the middle, the team's counter-attacking tactic was to let him take the defenders away as much as possible, and then get up and cross.
Kalou put the ball ten meters away from the baseline at high speed, and suddenly picked up his left foot to make an illusion of a cross, which made Miguel subconsciously make a blocking action, and then used the change of rhythm to pass a ball to the ground.
Albiol finally got stuck in front of Drogba, and then fell to the ground to shovel the ball out of the bottom line and relieve the team's crisis, but just as he was about to shovel the football, the ball suddenly accelerated with a bounce, which caught him off guard.
Moretti, who was at the back of the goal, thought that Albiol's clearance would be ten out of ten, and he didn't pay attention to Shepchenko, who was still squeezed behind him just now, and when he realized Albiol's mistake, it was too late to react.
Shepchenko made a long mark on the slippery turf and stabbed the ball with his toe, but Canizares did not react, and the ball changed direction and flew into the arms of the net.
At the same time, the cheers at Stamford Bridge and the tsunami were terrifying.
Shepchenko, who scored the goal, excitedly got up from the slippery turf, pushed Moretti who was in front of him, and then ran to the corner flag, roaring incessantly, as if he wanted to shout out the grievances of most of the season.
transferred to Chelsea with the first value of the Premier League of 30 million pounds, but he didn't expect to score only 4 league goals and 2 Champions League goals for most of the season, which made him the title of the biggest parallel commodity in the history of the Premier League, and gradually lost his self-confidence, so the goal in the key Champions League 1/4 finals made him regain himself, the terrifying nuclear warhead.